Monthly Archives: March 2017
South Korea expects no issues with Pyongyang games
SEOUL (Reuters) – The South Korean Unification Ministry said on Friday it expects the national women’s soccer team’s trip to North Korea for an international competition to proceed in a “calm and orderly manner”.
Trump says trade gap will make China meeting 'a very difficult one'
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump set the tone for a tense first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week by tweeting on Thursday that the United States could no longer tolerate massive trade deficits and job losses.
Trump to order trade abuses study, improve import duty collection
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will sign executive orders on Friday aimed at identifying abuses that are causing massive U.S. trade deficits and clamping down on non-payment of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on imports, his top trade officials said.
Republicans who voted against internet privacy got paid out
Cash rules everything around D.C. That’s hardly a new revelation, but it’s worth revisiting after Congress recently voted (twice) to gut important data privacy regulations that would have forced your internet provider to at least ask your permission before tracking you across the internet and selling that information to the highest bidder. SEE ALSO: The […]
If this is the future utopia Elon Musk wants, be very afraid
Neural lace: it sounds like something a cyborg might wear to a wedding, but it’s also yet another future technology Elon Musk has added to his eccentric potential inventions list. Just one problem with that: the fictional sci-fi series that coined “neural lace” doesn’t suggest we’ll have a fine time with such brain implants — […]
Apple just fixed an iPhone flaw that overwhelmed the 911 system
Call 911 if you want help. Call 911 a hundred thousand times simultaneously from iPhones around the country if you want to jam up the 911 system. Until recently, a design in the iPhone operating system allowed for just that kind of attack. But no more, thanks to an update in the latest iOS, version […]
No, the 'Microsoft Edition' of the Galaxy S8 doesn't run Windows 10 Mobile
All aboard the Samsung Galaxy S8 train! After years of trying and failing to get anyone to care about Windows Phone and then Windows 10 Mobile, Microsoft’s finally making a smart move in mobile: It’s partnering with Samsung for a “Microsoft Edition” of the new Galaxy S8. SEE ALSO: Samsung’s Galaxy S8 has a killer […]
You probably shouldn't fall for the viral story about Krispy Kreme's name change
You might have noticed on your calendars that April Fools’ Day — a.k.a. the worst day of the year — is fast approaching. So when Krispy Kreme announced today it would be changing its name to “Krispy Cream” — a mere matter of days before April 1 — something didn’t seem quite right. SEE ALSO: […]
Golf: First 2017 women's major may bring joust for top rank
RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) – The first major of the women’s golf season could lead to a changing of the guard at the top of the rankings at the ANA Inspiration at Mission Hills Country Club starting on Thursday.
Ivanka Trump becomes unpaid White House employee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ivanka Trump said on Wednesday she would work in the White House in an unpaid, informal advisory role to the president as she sought to allay ethics concerns about working there.